# Amputations at Glanbia Nutritionals NA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021010776` · 1/28/2021 · WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
## Employer
- **Name:** Glanbia Nutritionals NA, Inc.
- **Location:** 301 HEFFERNAN DRIVE, WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06516
- **NAICS:** 311822
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An operator was putting product into a hopper. There were issues with processing the product through the grater/strainer. While the operator was pushing the product, a finger on their right hand contacted the auger resulting in partial amputation.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*